I have a batch file that FTPs a text file from a server to the user's PC. However sometimes the file is needed to be FTPed more than once a day. When we attempt to FTP it again, since there is a file with the same name already in that directory we get the following:

A duplicate file name exists, or the file
cannot be found.
Press any key to continue . . .

How can I tell the batch file to add one digit to the end of the file name so that we don't have this duplicate issue.

For example:

09-20-07file1.txt
09-20-07file2.txt
09-20-07file3.txt
...etc.

That is a simplified example; in reality the file names would look more like this:

audit.dump.%dumpdate%.LK%dumptid%001.txt
audit.dump.%dumpdate%.LK%dumptid%002.txt
audit.dump.%dumpdate%.LK%dumptid%003.txt
...etc.

Here is the part of the code that is relevant:

~

:LOOP1
Echo Enter the TID (xxxxxx) for the Audit Dump.
Echo.
Set /P dumptid= ^>
Echo.
Echo Enter the Date (yy-mm-dd) for the Audit Dump.
Echo.
Set /P dumpdate= ^>
Echo.
Echo.
Echo The Audit Dump's TID and Date that you entered are %dumptid% and %dumpdate%.
Echo Press Y or y and then ENTER if correct or press ENTER to retry.
Echo.
Set /P answ= ^>
Echo.
Echo.
Echo.
If /I not "%answ%."=="Y." GoTo :LOOP1
cd c:\ftp_temp
> latest.ftp.request.txt echo o %qastratusip%
>> latest.ftp.request.txt echo %qastratususername%
>> latest.ftp.request.txt echo %qastratuspassword%
>> latest.ftp.request.txt echo bin
>> latest.ftp.request.txt echo cd audit_dumps
>> latest.ftp.request.txt echo get %dumptid%.%dumpdate%.prt
>> latest.ftp.request.txt echo bye
ftp -s:latest.ftp.request.txt

REM *****************Start of Last FTP Request Time Stamp***************
echo @prompt set date=$d$_set time=$t$h$h$h > {a}.bat
%comspec% /e:2048 /c {a}.bat > {b}.bat
for %%v in ({b}.bat del) do call %%v {?}.bat
echo %date% %time% >> latest.ftp.request.txt
REM *****************End of Last FTP Request Time Stamp*****************

rename %dumptid%.%dumpdate%.prt audit.dump.%dumpdate%.LK%dumptid%.txt
Set dumptid=
Set dumpdate=
Set answ=
Pause
goto start

~

Thanks,
REMGU

You could do a GET to download the file first, then check if the filenames are the same. If they are, then append a number with this:

for /l %%n in (1,1,99) do (
rename downloaded_file downloaded_file%%n
)

Then, PUT the new file.

There's probably a better way to do it though , so I'll mess around with it.

"Computer security." — Oxymoron

There are several ways of discovering ;ast used suffix. Am correct in thinkiing all the files of interest have the extension txt?

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M2

Hi M2, you actually helped me out with the original batch file. Yes, the file FTP'ed is converted from a .prt to a .txt.

Thanks,
REMGU

I got the zip. II won't get to work on iit until tomorrow.

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M2

Thanks I appreciate it.

Thanks,
REMGU

I'm lost. I think I've mixed two threads.

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M2